MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	47.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200605
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '21 at 22:07
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$139 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 310 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 616 8-Core 844 92% 730 Pts	64-Core 929 58% 929 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB 30,897 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: UI450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 2.8 10 11 93 49 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 448 Write 247 Mixed 156 SusWrite 65.3 50% 229 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 24.6 4K Mixed 19.3 72% 22.1 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 66.2 DQ Mixed 39.5 43% 73.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 52%
Team T253LE120G 120GB 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 26GB free Firmware: SAFM12.2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 503 Write 446 Mixed 331 95% 427 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 41.6 167% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 165 168% 270 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 85%
Hkvsn HS-SSD-C100/240G 240GB 887 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 110GB free Firmware: R0123A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 44 71 46 71 45 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 511 Write 400 Mixed 338 SusWrite 108 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 1.2 121% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 18.3 DQ Mixed 2.6 18% 45.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 82%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 117 118 118 118 118 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 111 Write 108 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 116 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB-$90 9,857 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 29.6 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 28.9 82% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 98%

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) - $206

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,300x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	606x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	264x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	541x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	438x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	251x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	154x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	141x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	194x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	122x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	85x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $973

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16